5:03 PM,
Feb. 22, 2014

Written by

Charles Platkin

Memory, learning and emotional issues for those overweight: According to research from Jeremy D. Coplan at SUNY Downstate, "Being overweight appears related to reduced levels of a molecule (N-acetyl-aspartate) that reflects brain cell health in the hippocampus, a part of the brain involved in memory, learning, and emotions, and likely also involved in appetite control."

According to the researchers, the hippocampus has long been connected to memory and emotional control, but the discovery of its relationship to appetite control is relatively new. It makes sense, since so many of our ...